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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus from its main campus on Marquam Hill. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici join OHSU scientists to raise alarms over medical research cuts, others

A Trump administration effort to trim existing medical grants would carve as much as $80 million from Oregon Health & Science University, block life-saving research and cost jobs, critics say. Members of Oregon's congressional delegation want the public to speak out.

Feb 14

Jim Lussier, longtime CEO of St. Charles Health, passed away Jan. 31. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Longtime St. Charles CEO Jim Lussier dies at 82

Lussier spent 38 years at St. Charles Health System, the last years 15 as CEO.

Feb 13
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Picket line near Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Jan. 28, 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

More than 4,000 striking Providence nurses will lose health coverage on March 1

Oregon's largest hospital system cited the length of the strike in a notice to nurses who've walked out from eight hospitals. The union accused Providence of delaying after members voted down a tentative deal.

Feb 13

Volunteer Jeremiah Perry-Weed hands out supplies at First Christian Church on Feb. 2, 2025. | NATHAN WILK/KLCC

Former White Bird staff work to reproduce Front Rooms services

The laid-off workers did not want to sever their relationships with homeless clients and are working on forming a new nonprofit

Feb 13

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‘A scarlet letter’: States aim to end stigma of doctors seeking mental health care

Doctors can be deterred from seeking care for fear of losing their credentials

Feb 13

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What a $2 million per dose gene therapy reveals about drug pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.

Feb 13

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‘Noncompetes’ on chopping block as providers are kept from caring for Oregonians

Oregon lawmakers are considering two bills aimed at employer agreements that keep medical professionals from working elsewhere

Feb 13
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A mural welcomes visitors to Havana, Florida. Town leaders seeking a doctor to practice locally placed want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office building equipped with an X-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner — all owned by the town. | DANIEL CHANG/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Doctor Wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician

As doctor shortages increase, one town is offering extra pay, subsidized office space and other perks

Feb 13

A view of the Oregon State Capitol in February 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Health care for 1 in 3 Oregonians in question as GOP mulls cuts in D.C.

Care for 1.4 million Oregonians could face cuts or changes such as work requirements even as state lawmakers push to renew a key source of. health care funding that's eyed for cuts — the state’s provider tax.

Feb 13
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Dr. Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University examined billings for gastroenterology care before and after practices are acquired finding a boost in costs. | COURTESY OF OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Study: Private equity takeovers boost billings, fees

A new study co-authored by OHSU researcher Jane Zhu drilled down on the bills issued by gastroenterologists after private equity buys their practices, finding a 78% jump in professional fees for colonoscopies and other care

Feb 11
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